Biography
Jose Mari Hontiveros Avellana (May 6, 1941 β June 26, 2011) was a Filipino actor, screenwriter, director, and production designer. Avellana was the son of National Artists director Lamberto V. Avellana and actress Daisy Avellana.While still in college, he started out as a Radio announcer for DZFM Radio before turning to the stage and to acting. His first major movie role was that of evil drug lord Ming in Cirio H. Santiago's Blaxploitation epic TNT Jackson (1974).This marked the beginning of a decade-long professional relationship with influential producer-director Cirio H. Santiago, during which Avellana took on various responsibilities. In many productions, he worked simultaneously as an actor, production designer and assistant director. Some of the more notable productions in which he acted include successful action-adventure outings such as Wheels of Fire (1985), Death Force (1978) and Bloodfist II (1990). In these movies made for an international audience he was mostly playing antagonists.
Avellana also directed movies in Tagalog for the local market such as the family drama Kung Mawawala Ka Pa (1993) that won Best Picture at the 1993 Metro Manila Film Festival, Labanang Lalaki (1996) and the patriotic revolution tale Damong Ligaw (1997) that was awarded the FAMAS Centennial Award.But he never gave up his love for the theater. Until shortly before his death, he was seen on stage at the Repertory Philippines as Morrie Schwartz in a play based on Mitch Albom's book Tuesdays With Morrie, and in Nick Joaquin's A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino.
Filmography
all 55
Movies 55
Writer 15
Director 8
The Search for Weng Weng (2013)
Vox Populi (2010)
Colorum (2009)
The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point (2006)
The Hunt for Eagle One (2006)
Bloodfist 2050 (2005)
Filipinas (2003)
Operation Balikatan (2003)
Harold Robbins' Body Parts (2001)
Tanging Yaman (2000)
Wild Grass (1997)
Vulcan (1997)
Ultracop 2000 (1995)
Koronang Itim (1994)
Deathfight (1994)
Kung Mawawala Ka Pa (1993)
Akin Ang Pangarap Mo (1992)
Fist of Glory (1991)
Dune Warriors (1991)
Field of Fire (1991)
I Will Wait for You in Heaven (1991)
Bloodfist II (1990)
Demonstone (1990)
Bloodfist (1989)
Blackbelt II: Fatal Force (1989)
Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy (1989)
Narco Dollar (1989)
Circle of Fear (1989)
Silk 2 (1989)
The Trident Force (1988)
Spyder (1988)
Killer Instinct (1988)
The Sisterhood (1988)
Fast Gun (1988)
Saigon Commandos (1988)
Ultimax Force (1987)
Equalizer 2000 (1987)
Demon of Paradise (1987)
Return of the Kickfighter (1987)
Eye of the Eagle (1987)
Silk (1986)
The Devastator (1986)
Future Hunters (1986)
Wheels of Fire (1985)
Final Mission (1984)
Caged Fury (1983)
The Killing of Satan (1983)
Dirty Games (1981)
The Last Reunion (1980)
Modelong Tanso (1979)
Death Force (1978)
Doble Kara (1978)
Hell Hole (1978)
Tinimbang Ka, Bakit Husto? (1977)
TNT Jackson (1974)
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GenderMale
Birthday1941-05-06
Deathday2011-06-26 (70 years old)
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